About Graham Fraser:
Graham Fraser was appointed Official Languages Commissioner of Canada in 2006. His role as Commissioner of Official Languages is as an ombudsman for English and French bilingualism in the federal government of Canada and as a promoter and supporter of linguistic duality both in the Canadian federal government and in Canadian society in general. As Commissioner of Official Languages Graham Fraser is an Officer of Parliament and reports directly to the House of Commons and the Senate.
A journalist and author, Graham Fraser has covered Canadian politics extensively in both official languages, and has become a strong voice for Canadian language policy. An adjunct professor at Carleton University, and the author of Sorry I Don't Speak French, Graham Fraser has spoken across the country on official languages issues.
Commissioner of Official Languages:
2006 to present
Birth:
1946 in Ottawa, Ontario
Education:
BA and MA in history - University of Toronto
Profession:
Journalist, author, adjunct professor
Career Highlights of Graham Fraser:
- Graham Fraser began his journalism career with the Toronto Star.
- He also covered municipal politics and urban planning for The Globe and Mail.
- In 1976, Graham Fraser moved to Montreal to cover Quebec politics for Maclean's.
- He then moved to Quebec City to write for The Montreal Gazette, and then returned to The Globe and Mail.
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- Graham Fraser went to Ottawa with The Globe and Mail, becoming Ottawa Bureau Chief. In 1993 he became Washington Bureau Chief for the The Globe and Mail. He moved back to Ottawa with The Globe and Mail in 1997.
- In 2000, Graham Fraser joined the Toronto Star.
- In 2002, Graham Fraser was appointed an adjunct research professor at the Carleton University School of Journalism in Ottawa.
- Graham Fraser is the author of Sorry I Don't Speak French, published in March 2006 and dealing with Canadian language politics. He is also the author of PQ: René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois in Power, published in 1984, which dealt with Quebec language policy.
- Graham Fraser was appointed Official Languages Commissioner of Canada in 2006.
